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dc.contributor.authorM. Peters, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorE. Gartner, Coral
dc.contributor.authorA. Silburn, Peter
dc.contributor.authorD. Mellick, George
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:10:31Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:10:31Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2009-12-22T03:07:55Z
dc.identifier.issn09675868
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jocn.2005.04.015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/25904
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) in Australia is unclear. We estimated the prevalence of IPD, and other forms of parkinsonism, through the study of typical caseloads in general practice. A random sample of general practitioners (GPs) throughout Queensland (401 responses from 528 validated practice addresses) was asked to estimate the numbers of patients with IPD and parkinsonism seen in the preceding year. The estimated prevalence of diagnosed IPD in Queensland was 146 per 100 000 (95% CI = 136-155). A further 51 per 100 000 in the population were suspected by doctors to have IPD without formal diagnosis, whereas another 51 per 100 000 people may have non-idiopathic parkinsonism. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease was more common in rural than metropolitan areas. Although most GPs were confident in making diagnoses of IPD, the majority had little or no confidence in their ability to treat the disease, especially in its later stages. Support from neurologists was perceived by GPs to be very good in cities, but poor in remote areas.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623056/description#description
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom343
dc.relation.ispartofpageto348
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Clinical Neuroscience
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNeurosciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1109
dc.titlePrevalence of Parkinson's disease in metropolitan and rural Queensland: A general practice survey
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMellick, George


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